Two news have come from the Czech Republic.

The first one on November 26th, announced that The Czech Constitutional Court has ruled that the European Union's reform treaty conforms with Czech law, allowing parliament to proceed with ratification.

The second one on November 27th informed that the upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation. The deal still needs approval by the lower chamber, where the vote is expected to be close because the governing coalition has too few seats to guarantee passage. That vote is not expected before the end of the year.

"It is good news for us, Europe and our NATO allies," Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said. This comment is emblematical of the present European situation. A situation in which the national governments, parliaments and political classes believe they can indefinitely go on running with the hare (the reform of the European Union) and hunting with the hounds (the US missiles). How long can this contradictory policy last?

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